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HERVEY OF ICKWORTH). Another son, Thomas was one of the members for Bury from 1733 to 1747 and held various offices at court. A third son, Felton (1712-73), was also member of the family borough of Bury St. Edmunds. Having assumed the additional name of Bathurst, Felton's grandson, Felton Elwell Hervey-Bathurst (1782-1819), was created a bar onet in 1818, and on his death a year later the title descended to his brother, Frederick Anne (1783-1824), the direct ancestor of the present baronet. The 1st earl died in Jan. 1751, the title and estates descending to his grandson.